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By Jim Buice

Enterprise Record

BERMUDA RUN  – The town is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and has planned a weekend of festivities Sept. 27-28.

Council member Christy Schafer, who has been leading the effort with other members of the Bermuda Run Vision Fund Committee on recognizing the town’s official incorporation on July 1, 1999, provided a breakdown of the scheduled activities in last Tuesday night’s Bermuda Run Town Council meeting.

“It will be a really special way to celebrate 25 years,” Schafer said of the events starting on Friday, the 27th, with a luncheon for former mayors, council members and other town, county and state representatives.

“It will be a very nice event for those have served since the early days on,” she said. “So many unfortunately have passed, be we do have some that have really wonderful stories about the very early days of incorporation.”

That night from 5to 8 will feature a family-friendly expanded Food Truck Friday in the town square on Kinderton Boulevard off of US 158. There also will be free birthday cake squares from Maddie Cakes and treats from Jason’s Italian Ice along with face painting by Mariposa, Mr. Marvel’s magic show and balloons, other giveaways and live music by Pushin’ Georgia.

Then on Saturday, the celebration will conclude with the North Tower Band performing on the town square at 7 p.m. and more complimentary goodies.

• In the town manager’s report, Andrew Meadwell said that construction is finally under way on The Flags at Blue Heron Trail project.

“I couldn’t be more happy with the progress that we have made,” Meadwell said of a project that has been delayed because of a lack of bidders and that now he worried about not getting the “Coming Soon Construction Sign” up in time. “There’s a lot of positive interest into that.”

Meadwell then gave an update on the Kinderton Sidewalk project, saying that the first phase has been completed.

“It was kind of a trial by error there, and I think we learned a lot, but we got that first phase completed, and we started that second phase,” Meadwell said. “I think this is one of those success stories of working with the HOA and their leadership and identifying the needs of their residents. We’re making some great progress.”

Meadwell also discussed smoke testing in residential areas of Golfview, Spyglass, Maisonettes, Bent Street and portions of Tifton and Riverbend Drive areas to evaluate any leaks or cracks in the sewer system.

In other items, Meadwell said that the town has worked with Piedmont Triad Regional Council on submitting an application for a federal grant for the possibility to get two EV charging stations in the town, and that the town has received bids for leaf collection and will be interviewing three contractors.

In other highlights from last Tuesday night’s meeting, the council:

• Heard from Mayor Mike Brannon on filling the vacancy created on the council when Melinda Szeliga announced her resignation in August due to a career change that could cause a conflict with her service. Brannon said that some have reached out to him about the vacancy, and he asked that anyone else who was interested should also do so.

• Heard a presentation from Suzanne Wright, director of the Davie County Department of Health and Human Services, on the many functions of her department.

• Heard from Donald McCorkle of 234 Oleander Drive, who spoke in public comments of health concerns in the condos in Bermuda Village and made claims of unsanitary conditions such as bat and raccoon feces, roaches, mold and mildew, saying: “Somebody needs to do something.” McCorkle said that he has “gone to everybody for the last couple of months,” including the Davie County Department of Health of Human Services, “and can’t get anything done.” He followed Wright, the director who made an earlier presentation, out of the meeting trying to ask her questions after being told that she would not answer questions from the audience during the meeting. A sheriff’s office deputy followed him out of the building, then he returned right before the mayor’s final comments.